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1   package org.apache.commons.digester3;
2   
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21  
22  /**
23   * Regular expression matching strategy for RegexRules.
24   * 
25   * @since 1.5
26   */
27  public abstract class RegexMatcher
28  {
29  
30      /**
31       * Returns true if the given pattern matches the given path according to the regex algorithm that this strategy
32       * applies.
33       * 
34       * @param pathPattern the standard digester path representing the element
35       * @param rulePattern the regex pattern the path will be tested against
36       * @return true if the given pattern matches the given path
37       */
38      public abstract boolean match( String pathPattern, String rulePattern );
39  
40  }